WHO publishes Dracula?
Archibald Constable and Company
What is the historical origin of the Stoker novel?
Most scholars believe that Bram Stoker based his evil count Dracula on a real-life 15th-century prince in Wallachia, Romania. Vlad Dracula (Vlad Son of the Dragon) or Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler), as his story has come down through history, was a terrible man and a savage ruler.
What was Count Dracula’s full name?
Vlad the Impaler
Why is Dracula a hero in Romania?
Bloody sobriquet aside, to the Romanians and the Bulgarians, Vlad III is a hero, credited for having kept the relentless Ottoman advance into Europe at bay. This is how Vlad III came to be known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad, son of the Dragon.
Is Dracula an antihero?
Dracula is the perfect Victorian antihero, he is a personification of all the opposite qualities of the Victorian Age. He is a foreigner and a child of a superstitious culture that was in contrast with the rational spirit of the time.
Who is the antagonist in Dracula?
The antagonist is Dracula. He has supernatural powers. He makes a formidable enemy who manages to outwit the protagonist each time. He can change into fog, mist, wolf, or dog at his own will.
What does Dracula look like?
In appearance, Count Dracula is described as being a “tall old man, clean shaven, save for a long white mustache and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of color about him anywhere.” Contrary to popular understanding, Stoker has his Dracula sporting a large, bushy Victorian mustache and having a …
Why is Dracula a good villain?
The Villain The main villain of the novel is Dracula himself. Dracula is a vampire, hundreds of years old, with supernatural powers and weaknesses. He’s extremely physically strong, he can shape-shift into several different forms, he has hypnotic abilities, and he can control nocturnal animals.